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Last month, I (finally) rolled over one million lifetime miles in United’s MileagePlus program and yesterday I received my credentials via USPS Priority Mail. Here’s a look inside the package. The first item upon opening it was a letter from Tom O’Toole, United’s president of MileagePlus. Note the language that, “you will never fall below…

I think I’ve discovered the “airline” with the worst pajamas ever! There’s been a bit of silence here on Frequently Flying and I can sum it up in just one photo showing me wearing these horribly itchy and ill-filling garments. Sorry… I had to find my sense of humor given some recent events. Not to…

Earlier this year, BoardingArea underwent an attempted server change that was rolled back after some issues popped up. Those issues are no longer expected to pose a problem and the migration has been rescheduled to begin tonight. Frequently Flying should still be up for your viewing pleasure during this time, but blog comments will be…

US Airways held its annual Media Day event in Phoenix today and several people I follow on Twitter were present providing updates throughout the day. Among them was Jake Redman, a BoardingArea blogger, who sent out the following that piqued my interest given my obsession with amenity kits: And he followed that tweet up posting…

Hi everyone, Sorry for the blog silence as I’ve been taking care of some health and other issues – all is well! I’ll be back to a regular posting schedule by Monday March 18. Till then, happy flying! Darren

Just a quick note to let you know that BoardingArea is moving to a new server late tonight and my ability to post (and your ability to comment) will be offline until Sunday March 10 at the earliest. You’ll still be able to view existing posts during the transition. Perhaps this move is aptly timed,…

Thank you so much to all of you who expressed concern for me over the past two weeks. If I don’t respond to your email, comment or tweet personally, please don’t take it personally… I’m just getting my strength back. I did indeed have a severe medical situation occur which required hospitalization for the majority…

“Follow your passion.” How many times have you heard that during your life? If you’ve been surrounded by the same type of people as I have, your response is probably similar. I’m being a bit rhetorical, of course, as my answer is “countless.” Effective this past Friday, I was laid off from my full-time job.…

Today will bring a deservingly enormous amount of media coverage to the events from 10 years ago and I was wavering on whether or not to make a special post. All of us have a story of that day and the impact to air travel has been enormous, but instead of posting about my experience…